Job applications
Build a job-title list from work you want to do
The work you want may appear under several job titles. Start with specific tasks you enjoy and compare them with duties in actual vacancies. Keep the title and its source together so you can tell a useful search term from a plausible-sounding label.
A text to start with
I want work that involves [specific tasks], and I would prefer less of [tasks to avoid]. Here are job advertisements I found: [paste titles and relevant duties]. Identify titles whose stated duties fit those preferences. Quote the duties that support each match and note conflicts. Suggest search phrases using words in these advertisements. Keep titles you cannot verify out of the confirmed list.
Example request. Change the details to fit your situation.Job titles and task matches
Work I want to do: [ ] Work I want to avoid: [ ] Job title exactly as advertised: [ ] Employer and vacancy source: [ ] Date checked: [ ] Stated duties that match: [ ] Duties that conflict with my preferences: [ ] Qualifications to examine separately: [ ] Useful search phrase from the advertisement: [ ] Question the posting leaves open: [ ]
Compare the duties behind the title
Two employers can use the same title for different work. Read enough of each advertisement to see which responsibilities take priority, and mark that as unknown when the posting does not say. A role may include one appealing task alongside work you want to avoid. Keep those conflicts visible. Seniority labels also need context: the posting's actual responsibilities and qualifications tell you more than the title alone. This exercise helps you find vacancies to examine; it does not establish that you meet their requirements.
Ask another agent to check the result
Compare this job-title list with the supplied advertisements and my task preferences. Remove any title not present in a real source. Flag matches based only on a title or one isolated duty, and identify responsibilities that conflict with my preferences. Do not infer eligibility or the amount of time spent on a task.
Test the search phrases on current vacancies
Try a few of the phrases in your chosen job-search service, then inspect the duties in the results. Remove terms that repeatedly bring up unrelated work and record better wording from relevant postings. Once you choose a vacancy, make a separate requirement-and-evidence map for the application. Save the advertisement's date because roles can close or change while you are researching.